2014 Talbot
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Tasting notes
Sweet fruit again on the nose. Clean. Tightens up in the mouth, and this is rather good. Sweet St Julien fruit. Complete. Good. Very St Julien in style. Joss Fowler, FINE+RARE, April 2015.
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More reviews and scores
The 2014 Talbot has a pastille-like purity on the nose: black cherries, raspberry, brown spices and a touch of leather. The palate is medium-bodied with a fleshy opening, fine acidity and a bit chewy with a slightly heady, alcoholic finish that you would equate to a warmer growing season. Maybe trying too hard? It feels like a wine that doesn't know what it wants to be and stylistically falls between the cracks. Tasted blind at the Southwold 10-Year-On tasting.
Tasted blind. Very dark with evolved bricky rim. Sweet fruit and a touch meaty (but not bretty). Surprisingly fragrant at the same time. Layered aromas. Lively, a little bit sweet-sour on the palate, with fine-grained, well-judged tannins to keep the fruit in shape. A touch of bitterness on the finish. Squeezed a little too hard? (JH)
62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot, 6% Petit Verdot. Crimson hue. Dense and dark with a floral iris-note on the nose. Still youthful and austere. Solid and reserved on the palate with a powerful tannic frame. Big and muscular and built to age but lacks a little charm. (JL)
About the producer
Quality has not necessarily always lived up to this property’s Fourth Growth status, however there have been significant improvements in recent years, with a sustainable focus in the vineyard, and new winery and cellar.